Serum lipids status and its disorders among 30-70 years old population in Semnan province, Iran

Introduction: Cardiovascular diseases are the most common cause of mortality and morbidity in newsocieties. Dyslipidemia is one of the main causes of coronary artery disease. Since there is notcomprehensive information about this subject, we aimed to survey dyslipidemia in urban and ruralcommunities/areas in Semnan province.Material & Methods: An epidemiologic cross-sectional study was conducted among 3799 persons whowere 30-70 years old in Semnan Province, Iran. Multistage cluster sampling was performed, and subjectswere selected from urban and rural populations of Semnan, Shahroud, Garmsar and Damqan. Data werecollected through questionnaires, then a blood sample was collected from selected patients with 12 hoursfasting for evaluation of triglyceride (TG), cholesterol, high density lipoproteins (HDL) and low densitylipoproteins (LDL) levels in urban and rural communities.Results: Totally, 3799 persons enrolled in this study with mean age 41± 10.2 years that 44.6% of themwere male. High TG was seen in 29.1%, high LDL in 11.8% and low HDL in 30.7%. Prevalence of allkinds of dyslipidemia was higher in Shahroud.Conclusion: In conclusion, prevalence of dyslipidemia among 30-70 years old was higher than expected.So that, comprehensive preventive and educational programmes on lipid disorders and related diseases arenecessary.